What’s interesting is that in this discussion, Jeffrey Bealle asked the question of whether linked data will be the new Dublin Core. First, he provides a criticism of linked data and second a critical view of Dublin Core. As for the second, criticizing Dublin Core is not new. However, Jeffrey provides some examples about why using Dublin Core makes searching more difficult. The first point is trickier. I liked hearing a different point of view and especially a cautionary tale amide the very enthusiastic pushes for linked data. I was also intrigued to read through Jeffrey’s description of linked data, in particular after having viewed Sandro’s video. As a result, I was lead to become more aware of information sources and reliability. This is because Jeffrey was combined together an explanation and critique of a metadata schema and data formats, which are two different but albeit related things. This was confusing and the end result was that I wasn’t entirely sure if the linked data that Jeffrey was talking about was the same that Sandro was in his video on linked data. Yet, with this aside, Jeffrey’s post begins a needed discussion on just how “live uri’s”, to use Sandro’s term, can or even should be used in library metadata now. If you have time, Jeffrey’s post is not long. Have a read and then view Sandro’s video or vice versa.

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Maybe you’ve heard of application profiles. Maybe not. What is an application profile? What can applications profiles be used for? How do application profiles relate to FRBR, Dublin Core, or RDF? These slides prepared by John Phipps, Karen Coyle, and Diane Hillmann are a great starting point to answer these questions and more.

2009-07-22, We are pleased to announce that the online registration for DC-2009, the ninth International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications, to be held in Seoul, Korea, 12-16 October 2009, is now open. Early bird registration is open until 31 August. Also, the preliminary program is published with the main elements of the program for the event. A further version of the program with additional details is scheduled to be published in early August.